The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-26
Seeking the Presentation OF . Reso.
luton to the Queen.
Gladstone Talks EncouragiRgly Of
Future Prospects.
lie Expresses the Hope That the Irish
VIII Bear the Pressure.
Pro and Cos Debate OF tbe Resois.
lion by Members ofthe House
OF Commons - Vote
Mos Reached.

arose to move his resolution, shat an
humble address be presented to the
Queen, representing that the viceroy
Of Ireland has proclaimed the Nation
al League q dangerous association;
that no information has been fur.
nished to Parliament to justify the
proclamation, by virtue Of which Her
Msjesty's subjects are 10 be rendered
liable 70 be punished % criminals,
without Q judicial inquiry int, the
nature Of their acts, and that this
House, In the absence OF such inior.
nation, prays that such proclamation
shall not continue In force as to the
association named and described
therein"
Mr.. Gladstone said the Irish Vice
roy, In declaring that the league had
ipcited to violence, must have acted
on Information, but where was that
inicrmation7 The Irish chiefs had q
right to demand TO know the grounds
on which the government tad acted.
II the facts were withheld the oppo.
site must forthwith urge three prop
osi,ions upon the House and the
government:
First-That II was q slight, almost
an outrage, ON tbs dignity OF Parlia.
ment TO suppose that II was to dis
charge such an important statutory
duty without knowing the grounds.
BPoond-That Il. reduced TO utter
destruction and TO an absurdity the
main contention that the government
advanced during the discussion Of the
crimes act-thst the safeguard prom.
ised had proved larcs. He atked
what was the value or meaning OF
parliamentary approval given In iguor.
ancs Of the facts3 Why rot follow the
course taken by Wellington and Peel,
1929, regarding the Catholic LEAGUE,
and suppress III
Third-What could the House
think Of information that they must
thus know would not bear the light 7
Cheers.
Mr. Gladstone said ha had always
commended that the government we're
leeislating against combinations apart
from crime, and now was the tins for
the government 10 show that be aud
his friends were wrong. But ths GOV.
eminent shrank from the test and de.
clined the CHALLENGES. They hsd sub.
stltuted an arbitrary will Tor regular
legal action. This principle was q
most dangerous aud disgraceiul one In
sny country, and especially 10 Ireland.
Law In Ireland was still on trial. A
great misfortune was that those who
administer II, especially locally, vera
not In sympathy with the feelings Of
the people. The proclamation Of the
National League, Mr.. Gladstone do
cared, was near approach 10 dec.
larstion Of war on the Itish people.
Toe people OF Ireland generally sym.
pathis'd with the League because
they believed that u had been their
salvation. tParnellite cheersl Nobody
did anything for the isssnts until The
League was founded. The govern.
ment was prssslng Ireland very hard
ard II was evident that they
intended 10 work aud act by sum
may Jurisdiction. Tbs government
action absolutely excluded the House
from anything except an abeurd and
peIfunctory operation In connection
with the great duty devolyine upon Il
under the statue. Their c enhance OF
this proclamation was reduced 10 q
mere farce. There would be no Jury,
Judge or reaident magistrate, and no
Pafliam INT 10 control ireland; there
would be nothing but tho absolute,
unmitigsled. arbitrary act Of the Irish
,Iecutiye, which was necessarily par.
tisan. Hs hoped the Irish would con-
tlnue 10 bear the pressure. They
would not have 10 suffer long. ID was
certain that they would not obey the
Law through fear (cheeitl but from q
stropg, vivid, buoysnt hope, which,
even NJ the las, election, was not
damaged, and which now was brighter
and llvelier. Oheers.l Tho Irish be-
lieyed that the governments policy
had not the sanction OF the British
Nation. Irish cheers The govern.
menrs founfation was slipping from
under them, and their action In refer.
ence 10 the proclamation Of the league
showed that their strength was fading.
Ireland, seeing this, trusted the En.
glish Nation 10 fulhll her reasonable
wishes, and was convinced that her
expectations -ould not DO disap-
pointed.
Mr.. Gladstone then presented his
resolution amid prolonged applause.
Mr.. BalfouT said that Mr.. Gladstone
would have been wiser had he rested
his Argument on the allegation that
the House was Ignorant OF the grounds
for the proclamation rathaI than q dc.
tense for the League. The govern.
ments difficulty was not the finding
Of evidences 10 Justify the proclams.
ton, but the selecting OF II from the
enormous mass OF evidence they
possessed. There was sufficient foun.
da,ion 10 justify the proclamation
In the columns OF the local newspa.
psrs, without going into the govern.
menPs confidential ieports. Mr.. Bal.
Tour argued that when Mr.. Gladstone
proclaimed tho Land League no did 90
whsn Mt. Parnell was In prison and
when Parliament was not sitting, aud
that he offered no information TO any.
one concerned. He quoted at length
from documents TO show that the
League was guilty Of boycotting, co.
ercing and instigatifg inlnctions Of
the Law.
Blr william Vernon Hncour. asked
the Speaker whether tue documents
from which he quoted would be- sub.
miited 10 the House.
Mr.. BaliouT refused (, submit the
documents, and, proceeding, narrated
other instances Of tbs leagues unlaW'
iul action.
Sir william asked the Speaker
whether Mr.. Balfonr was bound 10
table the official documents cited.
The Speaker replied that Mr.. Bal
four was not bound b table couhden-
tlsl documents, but the lease was dif'